URB Magazine: XL Middleton & Eddy Funkster’s S/T Album Stream

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XL Middleton & Eddy Funkster’s S/T Album Stream Posted: 12 Aug 2016 07:50 AM PDT Co-founders of the label MoFunk Records, XL Middleton and Eddy Funkster join forces for their self-titled album which is available today Friday, August 12th. Their collaborative album is long overdue and draws heavily from LA's musical well over the last several generations, bringing forth hard electro funk styles, G-Funk, P-Funk and modern soul together, helping to celebrate the past while keeping the music relevant for a new generation. The album features like-minded artists such as Diamond Ortiz, Moniquea, Brian Ellis and Zackey Force Funk while also featuring Long Beach hip hop legend, Domino. Today, check out the full album stream to XL Middleton & Eddy Funkster's self titled album which is also available for purchase here.

URB Magazine: Hazel Rose – Silly Me (prod. by Marty Mxfly & Stylo)

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• Hazel Rose – Silly Me (prod. by Marty Mxfly & Stylo)
• Corey King – Ibaraki
• Common Culture: Across The Water (Hollywood)

Hazel Rose – Silly Me (prod. by Marty Mxfly & Stylo) Posted: 09 Aug 2016 06:26 PM PDT Hazel Rose is preparing to release her upcoming EP A Lover's War later this year, which is the follow up project to her 2015 full length album The Seed. The multi-talented Bay Area artist releases her brand new song "Silly Me" which is the first song from the upcoming EP which features a music video shot in Jamaica. The song was produced by Marty Mxfly and Stylo and the music video was directed by Bousa Concepts. Hazel shares some words regarding the video shoot and the song here: "’Silly Me’ came together in rhythm. Soon after we created the song (produced by Marty Mxfly, Stylo and Mic Angelo) my good friend and collaborator Bousa Concepts invited me to travel with her to Kingston, Jamaica. We both have a shared love and appreciation for reggae and dancehall music and culture. We decided to make this video together with no budget and little time, but with the incredible inspiration of the vibrance of Jamaica and its people. We ended up being lucky enough to get an inside look at Kingston from two of the city’s most inspiring upcoming artists, rapper/TV host Sanjay and dancer Shelly Belly. They showed us around their home and featured in the video as well as an upcoming remix of the song. The way it turned out perfectly captures the meaning of the song for me. Mixed emotions of heartache and joy. The fleeting beauty in experiences felt; the nostalgia of longing, love and memory. The might-have-been, and the unfolding of what comes next." Stay tuned for more music from Hazel Rose's upcoming EP A Lover's War. "Silly Me" is available on iTunes now.

URB Magazine: Bei Ru – Tigers on Tujunga

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Bei Ru – Tigers on Tujunga Posted: 04 Aug 2016 08:31 PM PDT LA producer, Bei Ru, will release his brand new album L.A. ZOOO on October 7th via Musa Ler Music / Fat Beats (pre-order: iTunes | analog). After releasing two albums independently as well as scoring music for the recent Vice Films release A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night (produced by Elijah Wood), L.A. ZOOO is Bei Ru's first instrumental beat concept record which incorporates everything from bugged-out Middle Eastern melodies from the 1970s to obscure electronic, funk, jazz and soul sounds. L.A. ZOOO is Bei Ru's imaginative concept of an ominous place where humans and animals coexist but weapons and armor are required for a simple walk down the street. Today, check out the first single from the upcoming album for the song "Tigers on Tujunga" featuring pulsating drums over a Middle Eastern sample.

URB Magazine: Zoolay – Break Bread (prod. by Dibia$e)

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Zoolay – Break Bread (prod. by Dibia$e) Posted: 03 Aug 2016 05:01 PM PDT LA's own, Zoolay, will release their album Undeniable on August 26th. The album features guest appearances from Blu, LMNO, Trek Life, Roc C, Blame One and others. Today, check out their first official music video from the upcoming album for their first single entitled "Break Bread." The song was produced by Dibia$e, who produces most of the album. The music video was directed by Brian Lynch.

URB Magazine: Tay Sean – Um Tryin’ feat. JusMoni

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Tay Sean – Um Tryin’ feat. JusMoni Posted: 28 Jul 2016 01:00 PM PDT   Seattle-based musician/producer/rapper Tay Sean is ready to make a name for himself. After working with notable acts such as Shabazz Palaces, THEESatisfaction as well being a part of the collective Cloud Nice, Tay has put together an album to be released on September 20th called Leavings, via HomeSkillet Records (pre-order). Tay Sean describes the album as sonic hypnagogia, with lyrics oscillating between the lucid and the literal over a bed of moon-bathed melodies and unorthodox rhythms. Today, check out the first single from the upcoming album for the track entitled "Um Tryin" which features JusMoni on vocals.

URB Magazine: Johnny Popcorn – GO GO GO!

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Johnny Popcorn – GO GO GO! Posted: 26 Jul 2016 11:39 AM PDT Johnny Popcorn is a band led by Hezekiah, Jani Coral, Lloyd Alexander, Freshie and Clayton Crothers. Their upcoming album Totem Pole will be released on September 30th via Mad Dragon Records (pre-order). The album seamlessly blends soul, blues, rock and hip hop and their first single for "GO GO GO!" is a great representation of their overall sound that they display on the upcoming album. It's a perfect song to start your week to and stay tuned for more news and music from Totem Pole.

URB Magazine: Brit Manor – Wheels of Eternity (Whatever/Whatever Remix)

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• Brit Manor – Wheels of Eternity (Whatever/Whatever Remix)
• DJ Mighty Mi – Everybody Everywhere (MAK3RS Remix)
• John Robinson – True School Stylin’ feat. Lonnie Gordon
• Dizz1 – Shots Fired feat. Hezekiah & Ralph Real (DJ Manny Teklife Remix)

Brit Manor – Wheels of Eternity (Whatever/Whatever Remix) Posted: 23 Jul 2016 02:17 PM PDT AUDIO Los Angeles singer/songwriter, Brit Manor, is proud to present a brand new remix for her song "Wheels of Eternity" by Bryan Mette and Justin Strauss, better known as Whatever/Whatever. Both Bryan and Justin are legendary NYC DJs/Producers who provided remixes for New Order, Duran Duran, Pet Shop Boys, Grace Jones, LCD Soundsystem, William Onyeabor and others. Their remix for Brit Manor's "Wheels of Eternity" breathes new life into the original version, providing DJs a chugging instrumental disco/house vibe that is perfect for any dance floor. The original version for "Wheels of Eternity" was featured on Brit Manor's mini-album Only Child (purchase) which was released this past May via NYC imprint, Bastard Jazz.

URB Magazine: Ex’pression College’s Artist in Residence: Los Rakas – Pegaito

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Ex’pression College’s Artist in Residence: Los Rakas – Pegaito Posted: 22 Feb 2016 01:32 PM PST Ex’pression College brings invites artists to visit their campuses to use their studios and interact with the students in making new music as part of their Artist in Residence series. Most recently, they brought in alumni Los Rakas to perform their song “Pegaito.”

URB Magazine: Lulacruza Unearth Their Fourth Album ‘Orcas’ (Interview)

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Lulacruza Unearth Their Fourth Album ‘Orcas’ (Interview) Posted: 14 Apr 2015 11:11 AM PDT Sometimes one must travel far to find one's self. For their fourth full-length LP, electronic folk duo Lulacruza, traveled from their native South America to Orcas Island in the Pacific Northwest. Invited by music tastemaker and SubPop Records founder Bruce Pavitt, to record at a custom-built, state-of-the-art studio on the island, Lulacruza – Alejandra Ortiz and Luis Maurette – were so inspired by the nature and wildlife around them, they would ultimately name their new album after the pristine surroundings. The eight tracks on 'Orcas' are Lulacruza's most intimate body of work to date. They are also their most acoustic. While Lulacruza use electronics to add depth, space and to blur the lines between reality and fiction, South American indigenous instruments like the 4-string cuatro, 10-string charango and bombo, a huge Argentinian bass drum, also gauge the dynamics on 'Orcas.' On tracks such as “Comandante," Ortiz bends her vocals like a soft blowing Colombian wind.  This dichotomy is also prevalent in their name. Lulacruza is a combination of Ortiz's pen name "Lula" and the Spanish word "cruza," which translates to "combine," as they combine ancestral music with modern technology.

URB Magazine: Win Tickets to Joseph Capriati & Marcel Fengler in Brooklyn, NY

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1. Win Tickets to Joseph Capriati & Marcel Fengler in Brooklyn, NY
2. Open Mike Eagle – Celebrity Reduction Prayer (prod. by Oddisee)
3. Sepalot Shares Video + Stream for ‘Push’
4. PREMIERE: Beatnick Dee – Code Red feat. LMNO

Win Tickets to Joseph Capriati & Marcel Fengler in Brooklyn, NY Posted: 26 Feb 2015 11:12 AM PST Attention techno lovers. Joseph Capriati will be spinning live at Output from open to close, with Marcel Fengler in The Panther Room. Want to dance the night away? Now here’s your chance. Enter below for a chance to win tickets to the party next Saturday. Contest ends Thursday at 5pm EST, with winners announced and contacted by Friday. Good luck! Pair of tickets to see Joseph Capriati in Brooklyn

URB Magazine: The 4th Annual ‘Year In Review’ by The Brown Bag AllStars

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The 4th Annual ‘Year In Review’ by The Brown Bag AllStars Posted: 05 Jan 2015 06:15 PM PST The days of looking forward to Mad Skills’ yearly Rap Up are gone. He’s still rappin’ but it’s just not good. The year’s end came swiftly and here we are now in 2015. And for the fourth year in a row, we have a new pastime to look forward to and that is the Brown Bag AllStars’ Year In Review compilation. The 2014 edition features some very big names such as 50 Cent, Young Buck, Pharoahe Monch, Smoke DZA, Torae, Cage, Phantogram, Exile, and DJ Rhettmatic. And that’s obviously not including the main attractions: Audible Doctor, DeeJay Element, DJ E-Holla, J57, Koncept and Soul Khan. Stream above or go to Audiomack now to download the 13 tracks for free now.

URB Magazine: Premiere: Listen to the First Single from Terra Lopez, Luckyiam & Dunekat’s New Group TAMMER

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Premiere: Listen to the First Single from Terra Lopez, Luckyiam & Dunekat’s New Group TAMMER Posted: 01 Jan 2015 10:57 AM PST Terra Lopez of Sister Crayon, Luckyiam of the Living Legends and San Diego producer Dunekat have joined forces to form TAMMER. Today we have the premiere of the group’s first single, “Running Off.” Dunekat mentioned the trio is working on an EP and had the following to say about their first single: “This track came about from hanging out with Lucky and talking about music. A name that came up while talking about different artists was Sister Crayon. I told Lucky I was talking with Terra about having her record on a Quietwater song (a group I have with cellist, Michelle Elliott, who is actually featured on “Running Off”). He told me he had been meaning to get a track together with SC. He got in contact with Terra and when she said she was down he reached out to me to make a beat for them. I immediately began working on it and sent it out to them. Everyone recorded their parts on their own. It was cool to see how much you can do with other artists without ever being in the same city.”

URB Magazine: yU & Slimkat Share ‘One-Nine-7-T-8′ as The 1978ers

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yU & Slimkat Share ‘One-Nine-7-T-8′ as The 1978ers Posted: 04 Nov 2014 10:08 AM PST Brand new video from Washington D.C. duo, The 1978ers, comprised of yU of Diamond District and producer Slimkat. Their collaborative effort People of Today will be released on November 11th via Mello Music Group. Today, check out the video to "One-Nine-7-T-8" directed by Jay Brown that finds the duo riding throughout the streets in a celebratory manner reminiscing on the older days of creating music, living life, and chasing one's dreams.

URB Magazine: Diamond District Continue Their ‘March on Washington’ w/ ‘These Bammas’

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Diamond District Continue Their ‘March on Washington’ w/ ‘These Bammas’ Posted: 30 Oct 2014 12:33 PM PDT Last week the Washington D.C. trio consisting of Oddisee, yU and Uptown XO released their second joint effort for their album March on Washington. Praised by both fans and critics alike, March on Washington showcases the group's individual and collective growth since their first album In The Ruff, always progressing their art and creativity without alienating their core sound. Today we're happy to share the free mp3 download for the song "These Bammas" featuring all three members on mic duties and also featuring production from Oddisee. If you like what you hear, you can order March on Washington here.

URB Magazine: URB Mixtape Series Vol. 6 by DJ Ready Cee

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URB Mixtape Series Vol. 6 by DJ Ready Cee Posted: 08 Sep 2014 09:00 AM PDT Six months into URB’s hip hop mixtape series, we are finally highlighting a talent from the Boogie Down Bronx. Let us introduce you to DJ Ready Cee, a mixtape/podcast veteran with over 20 years of experience and a name that rings wide in the NY underground hip hop game. With over 100 titles under his belt, we recognize a grind when we see one. Without further ado, here is one of NY’s finest, DJ Ready Cee. tracklist: 1. EA$Y MONEY – NOTHING ALIKE 2. DJ JS1/JERMS ft. SPIT GEMZ, WES & NUTSO – FORGOTTEN 3. CORMEGA ft. MASTA ACE, CRAIG G & KOOL G. RAP – INDUSTRY (JUICE CREW REMIX) 4. SKANKS – BACK IN POSITION (VENOM REMIX) 5. AUDIBLE DOCTOR & BUMPY KNUCKLES – THE BEAST 6. SKYZOO & TORAE – THE AURA 7. ILLA GHEE ft. SEAN PRICE – SPEAK TO EM 8. SHABAAM SAHDEEQ ft. REKS & KAMALA – SPEAK TRUTH (Prod. by DJ READY CEE) 9. CORMEGA ft. AZ, REDMAN & STYLES P – DREAM TEAM 10. BISHOP NEHRU & MF DOOM – OM 11. KAMALA – BONAFIDE HIGH (Prod. by DJ READY CEE) 12. INNOCENT ft. SADAT X – PROOF IN NUMBERS 13. CHRIS RIVERS & MR. CREAM – HUBBLE TELESCOPE 14. ARMAGEDDON – NIGHTMARES 15. APOLLO BROWN & ROC MARCIANO – LONELY & COLD 16. MAJESTIC GAGE & S.I.T.H. – THOSE MEDDLING KIDS Follow Ready Cee at @DJReadyCee

URB Magazine: Muneshine – Venus & Mars (prod. by Exile)

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Muneshine – Venus & Mars (prod. by Exile) Posted: 30 Jul 2014 11:19 AM PDT Toronto, Canada’s own Muneshine recently released his album In Transit to a stellar response around the world. Featuring an all-star line-up of guest features and producers including Exile, Oddisee, Kev Brown, LAKIM, AbJo, and others In Transit incorporates a classic hip hop sound alongside contemporary ‘future’ beats. Last week we shared the mp3 to “Venus & Mars” produced by Los Angeles producer, Exile (Blu & Exile, Aloe Blacc, Dag Savage, Dirty Science) and today we’re happy to share the official music video to the song. The video was directed by Adam Azimov. Make sure to check Muneshine on tour this fall with Blockhead and Elaquent hitting a US city near you.